A Promise Kept by Anissa Garcia

Author:Anissa Garcia [Garcia, Anissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780997543018
Amazon: 0997543019
Publisher: AG Romance Reads LLC
Published: 2016-06-01T23:00:00+00:00

Grace cried out as punches were thrown at Nathan. He and Kyle were both big guys, but her brother was faster and more agile as he began to fight back. “The whole school knows she’s a slut, Clark.”

The scene switched and she was in her room, crying, as her brother sat beside her. “Don’t listen to those people, Grace. It won’t matter years from now. Nobody will ever care, you hear me? Let’s go to that party. You should be there.”

Nathan pushed Kyle onto the grass and knocked him in the face. “Leave her alone, Kyle! She’s gone through enough!” They tumbled toward the swimming pool, the crowd surrounding them as they cheered on opposing teams.

They were back in her room. “Gracie, promise me.”

She gasped for air, flailing her arms as she attempted to call for help, but the water took over again, and she fell underneath holding onto Nathan. He was too heavy, and nobody was offering help. She grabbed a hold of his shoulder and pulled him to the surface.

“Nathan!” She dragged his body to the shallow end of the pool and shook his lifeless body. “Wake up, Nathan.” They left. They all left her. “Help me! Please, call 911! Nathan, wake up! Please, I promise, I’ll do what you said, just open your eyes.”

Perspiration dripped from her body, despite the cold temperature. She tried to steady her heart as she got her bearings. This wasn’t Austin; it wasn’t her bed, her room, her house. Her phone showed it was quarter-to-three in the morning, and she had no desire to fall asleep again. All those awful images were conjured and she couldn’t get them out of her head. Grace quietly made her way toward the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.

She moved toward Evan’s office and turned on the lamp that sat in the corner. Different shapes of frames surrounded the room and she took her time studying what she figured were photos of family members. Her eyes then roved the shelves of books. Even if she stayed in that room all night, she doubted she could browse over every single title, but he owned classic literature, poetry, religion, science, and finance. Books on acting, filmmaking, directing, screenwriting, and producing sat grouped together on a different shelf.

An old leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s sonnets caught Grace’s eye and she grabbed it. A faint street light filtered in through the sheer curtains covering the large arched window. A cushioned bench sat under it, so she took her spot and peeked outside. Large snowflakes fell over everything like a blanket, and she enjoyed watching it unfold. She leafed through the book in her hands, reading through some of her favorite sonnets.

“Gracie? What’s wrong?”

His voice was gravelly and his hair spiked up. Black sweatpants hung low on his hips and he sported a white thermal that stretched across his broad swimmer’s shoulders. He moved toward her, and she never craved him more. There was sexy actor Evan Matthews.

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